Wrexham Industrial Estate Access Road

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Background and Requirement :Wrexham County Borough Council (the “Council”) is promoting a scheme (the “Scheme”) to improve the access to the Wrexham Industrial Estate (“WIE”). The Scheme involves the provision of new and improved access roads which will enter the WIE from both the north and the south and comprises a new two-lane dual carriageway to the north (the “Northern Access Road”) of the WIE and a new single carriageway to the south of the WIE (the “Southern Access Road”) (together the “Access Roads”)It is currently proposed that:•the Northern Access Road will comprise 3.2 km of new two-lane dual carriageway : three roundabout junctions and one bridge with associated side roads, drainage, lighting, signing, landscape and ecological mitigation; and•the Southern Access Road will comprise 1.4 km of new single carriageway, three roundabout junctions and two bridges with associated work on side roads, drainage, lighting, signing, landscape and ecological mitigation.The Council is seeking a single organisation [with the relevant experience, skills and capability] to carry out activities under the Scheme, which will comprise :-•Development of the detailed design for the Northern Access Road and the Southern Access Road and the associated works in collaboration with Officers of the Council, and construction of the Northern Access Road and the Southern Access Road and the associated works. The successful tenderer will be required to enter into the most recent standard form NEC3 - ECC Option C (target contract with activity schedule) contract. No work can be guaranteed at this point. The final scope of work will depend upon the Statutory Orders and funding considerations as detailed in the paragraphs below. Depending on the result of these the Council may grant the contract for a reduced scope of works.Statutory OrdersOn 2 February 2009 planning permission was granted for both the Northern Access Road and the Southern Access Road subject to a number of conditions imposed by the local planning authority. The Council made the following statutory procedure submissions to the Welsh Ministers on 9April 2009 :- •County Borough of Wrexham (Wrexham Industrial Estate Northern Access Road) Compulsory Purchase Order 2009 ; •The Wrexham County Borough Council (Wrexham Industrial Estate Northern Access Road) (A5156 and A534 Classified Roads)(Side Roads) Order 2009 ; •The County Borough of Wrexham (Wrexham Industrial Estate Southern Access Road) Compulsory Purchase Order 2009 ; •The Wrexham County Borough Council (Wrexham Industrial Estate Southern Access Road) (A5156 Classified Road) (Side Roads) Order 2009 (together the “Orders”)An Inquiry was held in October 2009 by an Inspector appointed by the Welsh Ministers to consider whether to confirm any or all of the Orders. The Council anticipates that a decision will be made by the Welsh Ministers in this regard during Spring 2010.Funding ArrangementsThe Contract for the scheme will be with Wrexham County Borough Council, funded by Welsh Assembly Government.Response to this Contract Notice Organisations interested in being considered for this opportunity are required to submit an Expression of Interest by contacting the Council by email or in writing via the contact details set out in Section I.1.